The district was annexed to British India at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818[citation needed].

[citation needed] In the Mughal rule of Aurangzeb, in 1670 Daud Khan was Subhadar (transl.

[4] The Asirgarh fort was known as the gate of Southern India , and Burhanpur was known as "Dakkhan ka Darwaza" (transl.

It separated Khandesh from Akrani territory that was present at north right into the heart of the hills where from Narmada river pass Satpuda.

To the south Ajanta, Satmala range was rough boundary between Khandesh and Nizam's territory.